IPO of STEMMER IMAGING AG: End of stabilization period and exercise of Greenshoe option

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Puchheim, 9 March 2018 | STEMMER IMAGING AG (ISIN DE000A2G9MZ9 / WKN A2G9MZ) was informed on 8 March 2018, by Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main (hereinafter "Hauck & Aufhäuser") as stabilization manager, that the stabilization period within the IPO has ended on 8 March 2018, and Hauck & Aufhäuser as Sole Bookrunner has fully exercised the greenshoe option granted by SI HOLDING GmbH (390,000 shares) at a placement price of EUR 34.00 per share. Therefore, the further 390,000 shares granted at the time of the IPO, which were initially provided by SI HOLDING GMBH in the form of a security loan, are fully placed.

Within the IPO, Hauck & Aufhäuser as stabilization manager was granted the right to undertake certain measures until the thirtieth calendar day after the recording of the stock exchange listing of the shares of STEMMER IMAGING AG to trading in the open market (Segment Scale) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 27 February 2018 in order to support the stock or market price of the shares of STEMMER IMAGING AG (stabilization measures). In its function as stabilization manager Hauck & Aufhäuser has informed us, that it has not undertaken any stabilization measures at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the stabilization period has ended.

The Greenshoe option granted to Hauck & Aufhäuser as stabilization manager to acquire up to 390.000 shares of the company has been fully exercised on 8 March 2018. All proceeds (less the agreed commissions and costs) from exercising the Greenshoe option have been received by SI HOLDING GmbH.

About STEMMER IMAGING

STEMMER IMAGING is one of Europe’s leading machine vision technology providers for science and industry. With a perfect combination of innovative products, its own software, expert advice and comprehensive service, STEMMER IMAGING helps clients solve their machine vision tasks securely with speed and ease. Experienced specialists can be contacted easily and are available to provide advice locally in 19 European countries.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy or subscribe for securities. The offer has ended. It is no longer possible to subscribe for STEMMER IMAGING AG shares via this offer. The offer in Germany was made exclusively on the basis of the published securities prospectus deposited with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Copies of such prospectus were available free of charge at the offices at STEMMER IMAGING AG, Gutenbergstrasse 9-13 | 82178 Puchheim, District Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, as well as, for viewing in electronic form, on the websites of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and STEMMER IMAGING AG in the Investor Relations section section.

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